associate professor

əˈsoʊʃiət prəˈfɛsər

Definition of associate professor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

university rank

university teacher ranked below professor, often above assistant professor

She was promoted to associate professor last year.
The associate professor chaired the seminar.
An associate professor reviewed the manuscript.

reader

senior lecturer

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Expressions with associate

associate director

person who assists the director

The associate director helped the director with the film production.

associate editor

editor in a middle position helping manage and prepare written content

She was promoted to associate editor at the magazine.

sales associate

employee helping customers buy things in a store

The sales associate helped me find the right shoes.

associate's degree

undergraduate degree awarded after two years of study

She earned her associate's degree in nursing last year.

associate degree

two-year academic degree granted by colleges

She earned her associate degree in graphic design at the community college..

business associate

person you work with in trade or professional activity

She invited a business associate to join the project meeting.

Expressions with professor

mad professor

eccentric academic, often in fiction, who does strange experiments

The mad professor created a machine that controls the weather.

university professor

teaches at a university

The university professor gave an inspiring lecture.

college professor

teacher at a college or university who usually has advanced knowledge

The college professor assigned three research papers for the semester.

absent-minded professor

scholar so distracted by thinking that they forget everyday things

The absent-minded professor left his glasses in the freezer again.

distinguished professor

professor recognized for excellence in their field

She was named a distinguished professor for her groundbreaking research.

full professor

highest academic rank at a university

She was promoted to full professor after her significant research contributions..

professor emeritus

retired professor honored for past service

Dr. Smith is a professor emeritus at the university.

regius professor

university professorship created by royal patronage

He was appointed as a regius professor at the university after years of distinguished research..

law professor

university teacher or researcher whose main subject of instruction is law

She is a law professor at a major university.

research professor

professor primarily focused on research rather than teaching

She became a research professor at the university last year..

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assistant professor

academia

university teacher lower in rank than associate professor

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French:maître de conférences, ...
German:außerordentlicher Professor, ...
Italian:professore associato, ...
Spanish:profesor asociado, ...
Portuguese:professor associado, ...
Chinese:副教授, ...
Japanese:准教授, ...
Arabic:أُسْتَاذ مُشَارِك, ...
Hebrew:פְּרוֹפֶסוֹר חָבֵר, ...
Russian:доцент, ...
Ukrainian:доцент, ...
Hindi:सहायक प्रोफेसर, ...
Bengali:সহযোগী অধ্যাপক, ...
Catalan:professor agregat, ...
Czech:docent, ...
Danish:lektor, ...
Dutch:universitair hoofddocent, ...
Greek:αναπληρωτής καθηγητής, ...
Hungarian:egyetemi docens, ...
Khmer:សាស្ត្រាចារ្យរង, ...
Korean:부교수, ...
Persian:دانشیار, ...
Polish:adiunkt, ...
Portuguese (BR):professor associado, ...
Romanian:lector universitar, ...
Swedish:lektor, ...
Thai:รองศาสตราจารย์, ...
Turkish:doçent, ...
Vietnamese:phó giáo sư, ...

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